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Old 05-13-2002, 02:53 PM
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Default What's the difference between H&R Streets and Ultras? Spring rates, ride height, harshness....

I want to eliminate a great deal of body roll and dive-n-squat, but don't want the ride to be unbearable.

I may, on occasion, track the car, but the vast majority of the driving will just be spirited street driving. Will the Streets be ok, or should I go w/ Ultras? Or, should I look at something else, too?

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Default Ultra's run higher spring rates, not sure if the shocks are the same...

I'm partial to Stasis Track Sport Coilovers.

You can choose any spring rate you want, but I think I'd recommend 600/700 for what you are looking to do with your car.
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From what I've gathered front/rear rates: Streets 450/450 Ultras 600/625
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I posted an extensive but sloppy comparison in the "User Reviews" section
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And also - I think 600/700 is too high for only occasional track use.
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I got ULTRAs for sale~ shoot me an e-mail :-)
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Ryan what is the price of a setup like the H&R's, over $2K?
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Default I think H&R Streets are like $1800, Ultra's are like $2k...

was that your question?

My biggest push of the Stasis coilovers over the H&R's is the serious amount of shock work that Stasis has done (you should see the plot of the shock, they can show you it, cuase they've done extensive testing using a shock dyno).

IMO, for the extra couple hundred, you are getting a far superior shock. After all, springs are springs...
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Default I disagree, but in all reality, spring rates are completely subjective as to what is to high or low

I've been running 600/700 for 9months now, and although I go to the track as often as possible, this is still my street car, so daily drivability is what's most important.

I'm actually increasing my spring rate since I was surprised as to how streetable 600/700 has been.

But like I said, to each his own...
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